Zimbabwe
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Zimbabwe.
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Climate
AfDB Group approves US$34.8 million in grants to build climate resilience in Malawi and Zimbabwe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants of US$34,796,402.40 to enhance resilience and adaptation…
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Climate
Zimbabwe forecasts huge grain deficit amid El Nino-induced drought
Zimbabwe’s staple maize harvest is expected to halve to 1.1 million tons in 2024 due to an El Nino-induced drought,…
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Crops
Zimbabwe’s maize imports in 2023/24 to rise
Zimbabwe’s maize imports in 2023/24 will likely reach the highest levels in seven years. Unlike in 2016, the country might…
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Investing
AfDB approves US$11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilisers for African farmers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US$11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertiliser…
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Business
Barloworld divesting out of its Zimbabwean associate unit
Barloworld is divesting out of its Zimbabwean associate unit after terminating distributorship agreements for heavy earthmoving equipment with Barzem in…
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Business
Zambia, Zimbabwe meet over establishment of Joint Agro-Industrial Park
The governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe are holding a validation workshop on the policy, legal and regulatory framework for the…
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Horticulture
Horticulture farmers in Honde decry input costs
Smallholder horticulture farmers in Honde Valley, the Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, have bemoaned high costs of inputs, which they say are…
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Markets
Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears
Fertilizer manufacturer Omnia Holding says African governments are increasing support for smallholder farmers amid fears that input costs, driven higher after…
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